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Meiosis I is called reductional division because:
A
Chromosome number is halved
B
DNA content is doubled
C
Chromatids separate
D
Cytokinesis occurs
Explanation
In Meiosis I, homologous chromosomes separate (not sister chromatids), reducing the chromosome number from 2n to n. Hence it is called reductional division. Meiosis II is equational (like mitosis) — sister chromatids separate.
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